Now, let's see what kind of miracle Frick has created in the past half season:
Take over Bayern and win the championship ahead of schedule from the third place in the league. Let's go back to the first half of this season before Bayern changed coaches, when all eyes are on Nick? Kovac, everyone didn't expect that beside kovac, the little-known Frick was the one who really grasped the lifeline of the Bundesliga championship. The team suffered many setbacks in the summer transfer market, and the team's tactical system was disordered, ranking seventh in the league; Last year 10, Bayern lost to Frankfurt 1-5 away. At that time, Bayern once fell to the bottom. I believe that at that time, Bayern fans, no one would have thought that Bayern would become the triple crown this season, and even just winning the league title was almost extravagant.
Looking back now, all that Bayern achieved this season should be attributed to this fiasco, because it was this fiasco of 1: 5 that made Bayern executives finally decide to replace the then head coach kovac. Due to the tight time, it was finally temporary by assistant coach Frick? Fire fighting? As the temporary coach of Bayern.
At that time, almost everyone thought Frick was just one of the gaps in Bayern's official coaching change? A transitional figure? However, because Bayern's potential coaches are much more famous and have much higher qualifications than Frick, such as Tenghage and Tuchel; It is also because in the low period of Bayern Club, no one will believe that a temporary coach who has never led a top league before will make Bayern undergo a qualitative change and lead Bayern to glory.
But? Times make heroes? The more bayern continues to slump, the less bayern fans expect, but Frick leads bayern to triumph all the way. Triple crown? . Frick has only lost two games since he took office, drawn one and won everything else; From the third place in the Bundesliga, directly catch up with the first place, lead the second place with 10, and win the championship in advance. Magic fleek Bayern's first season was really fantastic!
Eleven consecutive victories in the Champions League, achieved? Triple crown? Let's go back to 1986- 1987 this season. At that time, Bayern also entered the Champions League final, but in the final, Bayern lost to Porto with 1-2 and lost the inevitable Champions League title. At that time, Bayern's main midfielder was Frick. Perhaps since then, the dream of winning the Champions League with Bayern has planted seeds in Frick's heart.
We changed the time to August 24, 2020, at the stadium of light in Lisbon. At the moment of the final whistle, tuchel, the Paris coach, sat on the coach's bench, and his face was full of bitterness. He looked helplessly at the other side of the stadium, which was the coach's seat of Bayern. It was not Ferguson, Guardiola, klopp or Mourinho standing there, but Frick, who was far less famous than himself. Perhaps Tuchel has never understood that this guy who visited Paris a year ago and asked for advice from himself is now fighting alongside him in Lisbon as Bayern coach, and the final winner belongs to Frick.
Bayern under Frick not only soared in the league, but also easily won the German Cup. At the same time, the red storm he set off is also in full swing in the Champions League. Even Barcelona is unable to cope with Bayern's powerful offensive. Although Barry is bound to win, he can't shake this red-eyed Bayern. In this way, Bayern Munich ended its seven-year watch with the sixth Champions League trophy in the team's history, which also made Frick give up his wish buried 34 years ago. ? Triple crown? The great cause is earth-shattering At this moment, the red light reflected by the Holy Grail shines on the world and illuminates the future.
Beckenbauer said of Frick, the best coach in the world: I think Frick must be a magician. He revived Bayern in a friendly and United way. The team is running for him and is a unified whole. ?
Frick commented on his season like this: As the head coach of Bayern, you must let the team go further, have a clear understanding of yourself and have a full judgment on the team. We have the same goal and have been moving towards that goal. Only in this way can we succeed. ?
So what is Frick's magic? In less than a year, he can transform the same team from the seventh position in the Bundesliga into the best team in the world, conquer the football emperor beckenbauer, and be dubbed as a magician?
Because Frick is well aware of Bayern's problems: the tactical thinking is confused, the players are not in their familiar positions, and the team is not like a whole. In view of these problems, Frick broke through one by one, so he quickly put Bayern back on track. In this Bayern team, we finally saw the shadow of the triple crown seven years ago, the same concentration, the same desire and the same indomitable spirit.
Let's analyze it in detail. Frick's hand? Magic? ：
Frick's Magic 1: Let Bayern return to the familiar formation 4-2-3- 1. After kovac took over Bayern, he did face many difficulties, but kovac started from the formation, stopped using the 4-2-3- 1 formation that Bayern insisted on for many years, and boldly changed the formation directly to 4-3-3. But under the premise of insufficient personal ability and team preparation,
Frick, as kovac's assistant coach, obviously knew that Bayern's formation problem was serious, so after Frick officially accepted Bayern, his first change was to let Bayern adopt the 4-2-3- 1 formation again and stop using 4-3-3 aggressively (of course, many people think that Frick's insistence on 423 1 was mainly influenced by his teacher Heinks). Frick restarted the configuration of Bayern's double midfield and brought Hama back to his familiar position. Even after Hama was injured, Frick arranged for Grecka and Tiago to form a double midfield. It is with the solid defense of the midfield that Bayern's attack began to be smoother.
Frick's 4-2-3- 1 formation emphasizes the team's speed and impact. He asked Bayern players to grab the high position in the audience, and then made the team's attack more diversified through the rapid breakthrough of the flank and the constant transposition of the whole team. In this way, Bayern's attack and defense speed has been improved, and the game has become more active, which is a very characteristic of modern football.
High-level robbery is Frick's biggest change to Bayern. At Frick's request, Bayern's oppression and grabbing often start from the frontcourt, and the striker also needs to take the first step to grab the opponent, thus reducing the pressure on the midfield. Looking back at the match with Dortmund, we can see that when Dortmund's defender holds the ball, Bayern will immediately have players to force the high position, the main purpose is to block the opponent's ball line.
Frick's Magic II: Let the players return to their familiar positions. Let Bayern return to the familiar 4-2-3- 1 formation, and the formation problem will be solved, but only if the players can execute it perfectly. So Frick re-established the main lineup of the team: Gnabry, Jules, Greca, Tiago, Koeman, Kimich, pawar and Alfonso? Davis and other young and strong athletes were entrusted with important tasks. After Guler was injured, they switched to Alaba and boateng as central defenders. In addition, Frick's rotation is more reasonable than kovac's. Coutinho, perisic, Torizo and Lucas all got many opportunities, so Frick stabilized the team's locker room and ensured the vitality of the players.
Frick's biggest change in the use of Bayern personnel is to list Muller as the core of the team's attack (under kovac, Muller was not trusted, sitting on the bench for a long time, and was almost abolished), and let him return to his familiar front waist position and serve as the shadow striker behind Levan, but his main purpose is to send shells to lewandowski, who is in a hot state, and wait for an opportunity to plug in the attack. And Muller didn't live up to Frick's trust. After returning to the main lineup and familiar position again, Muller returned to his full strength like a different person, with 2 1 assist in the season and also staged a good show of two passes and one shot in the Champions League against Barcelona!
First of all, the defensive end should be tough.
Frick's Bayern defence pays more attention to integrity and coordination, as well as high-pressure coercion. Frick asked the players to fight back immediately after the opponent got the ball; In addition, the full-back can't defend in time after being inserted, and the lower back will push up in time. At this time, the whole defense line will form a new three-center position to ensure that there is no gap in defense; Finally, the arrangement of double midfielders will greatly increase the defensive ability of the team's midfield.
Bayern's pressure on the opponent's defense usually depends on the winger to force the central defender to control the ball. In the forced grab, Bayern's winger will block the central defender's route of passing the ball to the full-back. When the opposing central defender chooses to pass the ball to the midfield, Bayern players will immediately rush to get it, instantly forming a quantitative advantage interception. At the same time, Bayern's full-back stands in a good position, and as long as the opposing full-back takes the ball, he will immediately exert pressure.
In addition to the integrity of defense, the personal ability of Bayern players is also a great guarantee. Frick arranged Alfonso Davis, a teenager of 19, on the left this season. This young boy is impressive. He has a strong forward attack, but the defensive speed is still very fast. This offensive and retreat feature makes Frick's defense very stable.
Secondly, it is more diversified in attack.
Frick's key transformation of Bayern is attack. By inspiring Muller, Bayern's frontcourt attack is more diversified. After Mill returned to the middle road, he was completely liberated, and his characteristics of flexible running position and always appearing in key positions at key moments were fully stimulated. With Muller as the core of the attack, Bayern's frontcourt counterattack is very organized, and even Levin will be arranged to draw a side to attract defense and create space for Muller. Wingers Gnabry and Koeman both have speed and breakthrough ability. ? Relying on this main lineup and style of play, Frick's Bayern Bayern has undergone a qualitative change on the offensive end.
Frick pays special attention to flank attack. Coleman and Alfonso's breakthrough ability was infinitely amplified by Frick, much like Bayern's flying wing? Raberg? Combination. At the same time, Frick asked Bayern's attacking players to move and change positions in a large number when attacking, not sticking to a fixed position, and adopting the number of attacking ways combined with flanks, which greatly increased the sense of attack hierarchy. On the one hand, it consumes the opponent's defense line and seeks a neutral position, on the other hand, it improves the speed and impact of the team.
Of course, the changes in the offensive end are far more than that. When the opponent faces a compact bus formation, Bayern will arrange many people in the center of the penalty area in the frontcourt, forcing the opponent to compress the defensive formation. At this time, the winger has a lot of room. At this time, the winger suddenly cut forward and directly crossed the opponent's dense defense. In the picture below, the opponent's defensive formation has not moved from the right to the left in time, and Bayern's long pass has penetrated the gap behind the defender.
Frick's Magic III: Respect for Players After the Champions League final, Frick took the initiative to comfort Neymar who missed the chance to fight alone. In this regard, Frick explained: I think mutual respect is very important. Neymar is a very good athlete. He can bring happiness to people, so I want to thank him. ?
Frick has great respect for his opponents, especially Bayern players. He knows how to choose people, has high emotional intelligence and can handle the atmosphere in the locker room. Of course, Frick relies on personality charm and respect for players, not an iron fist.
Although Frick has proved his ability to the world, Frick always likes to hide himself behind the scenes, and the responsibility is his own, putting all the credit on the players and other staff, so that the players can enjoy the glory in the spotlight.
For example, in Bayern's home 1-0 match against Dortmund this season, Kimich scored a beautiful fairy volley. After the game, Kimich mentioned that he got a hint from the coach that Dortmund goalkeeper bilkey often throws the goal far away. However, Frick said that it was the coaching staff who hinted to Kim that scoring goals was entirely Kim's ability. However, according to German media reports, Frick gave Kimmick a tip alone, but Frick attributed the credit to Kimmick and the entire coaching staff. Also in the Champions League final, Frick unexpectedly put Coleman in the starting lineup. When Koeman really showed his courage and scored the only goal in the game, Frick said after the game that it was the credit of Koeman and the whole team, and it was only his intuition to arrange Koeman to start.
This is Frick. He always makes the players feel particularly comfortable. He knows how to stimulate the potential of players. These players are also Bayern's. Under kovac, the players are very nervous, and their performance is always unsatisfactory. However, in Frick's hands, they are full of vitality and omnipotent. This is Frick's ability, and this is Frick's reward for his heartfelt respect for the players.
Write it on the last pass? Magic? It took Frick only nine months to greatly transform Bayern's tactics and completely activate the players' abilities, making Bayern not only top the league, but also ride the dust. In the Champions League, Bayern is also very dominant.
Let's take a look at the data performance of Bayern's Champions League this season: on the offensive end, their goals, shots per game and shots ranked 1 in each team. On the defensive end, only five goals were conceded; In terms of organization, assists and average key passes are ranked in1; Creating excellent opportunities, controlling the ball and passing the ball rank second. Overall, Bayern scored 7.4 points per game, the highest among the 32 teams in the Champions League. Therefore, Bayern can win the final Champions League, which is absolutely deserved.
Frick created his own legend with his own strength. As a coach, he can be called a genius, because he conquered the world in only nine months, and he was named the best coach in the world this season.
Of course, Frick's upper limit is far more than that. He has just started, and he needs more champions to impact the status of world-class coaches Mourinho, Guardiola and klopp. I believe Frick has this ability, and I hope that Bayern in the future can create Barcelona under Frick's creation? Six crowns? We will wait and see the glory and dominance of the period!